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A “moody” view of the Golden Gate Bridge

August 26, 2010 20 Comments


Click here for a larger view              Photo and narrative by Mitchell Tancio.

This is a three exposure HDR image of the Golden Gate Bridge as taken from Marshall Beach in the beautiful city of San Francisco. This was my second time here and I wanted to capture the moody clouds and restless waters. I figured the best way to do that was to try to create an HDR image.

Here are the camera and settings used to capture the three photos from which the HDR image was created:

Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Lens: 17-40mm L
Focal length: 28mm
Aperture (f/stop): f/10
ISO: 100

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Comments

  1. Rob Trippe says:

    Now this is an amazing HDR!! I love how the perspective makes the rocks look humongous in relation to the bridge.

  2. Mary Largent says:

    GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  3. Robert Schwarztrauber says:

    You certainly captured the mood. Great image Mitchell!

  4. Wanda says:

    This is great use of HDR Mr. Tancio. You have managed to take a lovely scene and make it spectacular.

  5. Alana Guidry says:

    Beautiful shot Mr. Tancio.

  6. Amanda Medin says:

    Beautiful indeed!!

  7. Tom Moretz says:

    The Golden Gate is probably the most photographed bridge in the world but I’ve never seen it captured quite like this before. This is absolutely astounding Sir. I’m envious.

  8. Araceli Guzman says:

    Great job on the composition and post processing. The results are nothing short of incredible IMHO.

  9. F. W. says:

    What a pic to wake up to!!! Simply beautiful.

  10. Alice Bumgardner says:

    What everyone else said… only DOUBLE!!!!!

  11. Evan Hoekstra says:

    Mr. Rouse, the photos of the day you choose to publish are wonderful, but today’s is really something special. Incredible, incredible image!

  12. Phyllis Helton says:

    I like it.

  13. Michelle Zukoffe says:

    What’s not to like? Everything about this pic is awesome.

  14. Gordon Brugman says:

    The strong HDR on this image creates a wonderful and almost surreal presentation. Very nice, Mitchell.

  15. Winston Rockwell says:

    Not normally a fan of “over-the-top” HDR, but I like this a lot! Especially like how the slow shutter has softened the waves…

  16. Mitchell Tancio says:

    Wow, thank you everyone for the very nice comments. I appreciate it very much. I’m not a big fan of HDR myself, but I thought I would try my hand at it. I hope you don’t get tired of looking at my pictures.:)

  17. Irene Handel says:

    Don’t worry Mr. Tancio, if you keep submitting images like this we’ll gladly keep looking.

  18. Cookie Morris says:

    I’m with Irene…

  19. Mitchell Tancio says:

    Thanks you so much Irene and Cookie.:)

  20. Duncan says:

    Lovely, the red of the bridge provides a great contrast against the natural colours of the landscape.

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